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Letters Patent No. 85,344, (lated Deccmber29, 1868.

APPARATUS FOR PRESSING CIG-ARS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

consisting of a series of rods or wires, arranged in a tubular form,into which a newly-made cigar is placed, and the compression effected bymeans of a ring', which is slipped over one end of the series, the endsof the wires at the other end of the apparatus being permanently securedtogether. l

The open-construction of the apparatus allows the cigars to drylrapidly.

An ornamental appearance is also given to the cigar, by reason oflongitudinal corrugations produced by pressureof the rods or Wires.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my apparatus, I willproceed to describe the same with reference to the' drawings.

The diameter of the space within. the apparatus, near the connected end,is less than that of the cigar.

The rods o r wires are soshaped that when they are freed at the open endof the apparatus, the latter assumes a funnel-shape, as shown in Figurel, by' means of which the cigar is easily inserted.A

When the cigar is placed within the apparatus, the ends of the wires arebrought together, and ring B slipped on, as shown in Figure 2.

The apparatus is their placed in some locality favorable to the dryingofthe cigar, in order that the latter 'may be removed when sufficientlydried, so that the apparatus may again be ready for use. I

In order to prevent the pressure from renderingthe cigar too compactforafree circulation of smoke through it, I use, in the manufacturethereof, a wire, embedded longitudinally in said cigar, which, whenwithdrawn, leaves apa-ssage for the smoke.

Having thus fully described my said'inventi'on, What I claim, and desireto secure by Letters Patent is- 'ihe combination of the rods or Wires,and ring or rings, substantially in the manner described, and for thepurpose set forth.

GEORGE STUDER.

' Witnesses:

` JOSEPH RIDGE,

ARTEMAS ROBERTS.

